Zhou Chengdi was stunned when he saw that there were no grievances on Feng Lingyue's face, instead, he was so calm that it was astonishing.
That's right, to wash away one's grievances was certainly gratifying, but when Feng Lingyue saw that her royal father believed in Thirteenth Sister so quickly, no matter how rough her heart was or how crazy her nerves were, she still deeply felt that he was biased.
Hehe …
"Ling Yue'er, you're all right!" Xiao He instead stood at the side as he spoke in high spirits.
"Yes." Feng Lingyue looked up and nodded, then said in a low voice, "Thank you."
"You're welcome, but …"
"Your majesty, your majesty, my unfilial son, Xiao He deserves to die. Please grant him death. This unfilial son actually dares to interfere in the affairs of my majesty!" At this moment, Xiao Zhenhai's voice came from outside the hall.
Zhou Chengdi signaled Feng Degui to let him in, then knelt on the ground and said, "Your majesty, unfilial son Xiao He, disobeying the sacred orders, this humble subject will bring him home and teach him a good lesson!"
Zhou Cheng Di raised his hand and Xiao Zhenhai immediately walked in front of Xiao He and pinched the back of Xiao He's neck with one hand. His eyes, which were as sharp as blades, seemed to glance at Eleven's face.
"Unfilial son, come home with me!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Xiao He's neck and pulled Xiao He along as they walked out of the hall.
Xiao He instead turned around and revealed a wisp of a smile on his face as he loudly said:
"Ling Yue'er, it's alright. Don't be afraid."
"Bam!" Xiao Zhen Hai angrily kicked his knee. He was in so much pain that he frowned, but he still smiled.
"Xiao He …" Feng Lingyue looked at the pained expression on his face, and couldn't help but take a step forward.
"I'm fine, go back quickly." As Xiao He spoke, he was finally pulled back by Xiao Zhenhai.
"Bastard, shut up!" Xiao Zhenhai berated him in a low voice. He then struck Xiao He's shoulder with his palm. It was so powerful that Xiao He felt as if half of his shoulder had been removed.
Along the way, Xiao Zhenhai was so angry that he would occasionally punch and kick Xiao He, causing him to bleed from the corner of his mouth. However, a smile appeared on Xiao He's face the entire way.
Just take the beating. The most important thing is to keep Yue'er safe.
"Princess, that's great! You're fine now! You're fine now! " Outside the Hall of Rongyuan, Zhili tightly held Feng Lingyue's hand, so excited that tears were streaming down his face.
It was only at this time that Feng Lingyue finally felt the sun and the wind outside, and she finally regained her true feeling of freedom …
She stood in the sunlight and turned her hand in a circle, her white clothes fluttering in the wind. She slightly narrowed her eyes, and the golden sunlight shined on her long eyelashes, forming a small shadow on her translucent white face. Her lips curled up slightly, revealing an intoxicating smile.
"I'm fine now, this is great! Quickly, Imperial Mother will be extremely worried. Let's hurry back to the Changchun Palace."
She opened her eyes and loudly said that all the sadness and uneasiness had been forgotten by her. It was as if she had returned to her old self and was brimming with energy like a phoenix.
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go back to the Changchun Palace. This servant will boil some water for you to wash, remove the bad luck, and change into a clean set of clothes." The man wiped his tears and said happily.
Master and servant walked towards Changchun Palace, and along the way, the greeting also told Feng Lingyue that, in addition to the young duke, the ninth prince and the county lord had also helped a lot.
As Feng Lingyue heard this, she felt a warm feeling in her heart. "Fortunately, Ninth Big Brother and even Ru Yue helped me. I should find some time to properly thank them."
After returning to Changchun Palace, the mama from Meng Hua Palace brought him new clothes and food.
"His Highness ordered me to come back from prison wearing new clothes and eating something delicious." the nanny said.
Feng Lingyue reached out a hand to stroke the soft material, and looked at the delicate and tasty meal. Her eyes filled with tears, and she said, "Momo, help me thank Ninth Big Brother properly. Just say that Little Sister will remember everything."
When Princess Eleven was released and the news of Imperial Physician Liang's decapitation spread to the Immortal Lotus Courtyard, even though they already knew that with such a meticulous plan, Feng Lingyue would definitely escape danger, Lian Ru Yue still felt relieved.
"Miss, I see that you have never been nervous about your own matters. On the other hand, you are a bit nervous about the matter of the Eleventh Princess."
"After all, this is another person's life." Lian Ruyue said.
"No matter what, Princess Eleven is out of danger. I just hope that she'll be fine in the future at the palace." "Yes," she said sincerely.
Normal and smooth? How difficult it was!
Her aunt and Princess Thirteen didn't suffer any punishment. The Emperor had made Imperial Physician Liang decide his guilt for himself, first for the sake of the imperial family's honor, and secondly for the sake of protecting Feng Ziyao and Lian Zhaoyi.
The next day, Hall of Rongyuan.
Fourth Prince Feng Qianyue, Sixth Prince Feng Yu, Eighth Prince Feng Ye, Ninth Prince Feng Yunzheng, Tenth Prince Feng Rong and others were all nodding slightly as they stood in front of the palace. Zhou Chengdi sat on the dragon throne, flipping over the imperial report in front of him.
"Pah!" He slammed the imperial report to the ground and said, "King Anping wrote three reports in a row requesting Lu Jingyao's release, but he never mentioned Lu Jingyao's disobedience. It seems like he's been doing this for far too long that he forgot how the word 'emperor' was written."
Feng Ye bent down to pick up the imperial report, and read through it once, "Imperial Father, this son has an idea. I think it's not impossible for Imperial Father Lu to release Lu Jingyao, but we can take this opportunity to reduce the amount of silver and horses allocated by the Imperial Court every year to Pingzhou, and at least half of them will be reduced as punishment. "Lu Jingyao is suspected of conspiring against us, so Lu Shang is in the wrong. He has no choice but to accept this condition, unless he intends to give up on Lu Jingyao, the eldest grandson."
The anger in Zhou Cheng Di's heart dissipated a little. He nodded and said, "Eighth son, this plan is feasible. The rest of you, do you have any thoughts on this matter?"
The other princes expressed their thoughts one by one. Finally, a happy expression slowly appeared on Zhou Cheng Emperor's face.
"It seems that all of you are very concerned about political matters and have truly come to understand the exit of Imperial Father and the Imperial Court. I am deeply gratified."
"Father, aside from this, I have another plan." At this time, the Ninth Prince, Feng Yunzheng, came forward and presented a prepared imperial report.
Feng Degui walked over, took it with both hands, and then opened it in front of the emperor — —
Zhou Cheng Di turned over the imperial report and frowned. "Eunuch?"
"Imperial Father, this was the result of nearly half a year of time this son and son had spent using the methods of the Martial Emperor in disintegrating the vassal lords. A measure aimed at reducing the vassal lords' fiefdom and weakening the vassal lords' sphere of influence.
Currently, the titles and titles of the three vassal lords can only be passed on to the eldest son. As a result, my son's actions require that the vassal lords change the vassal lords into the combined inheritance of the eldest son, second son, third son, fourth son, and fifth son. The owners of these vassals can also call themselves kings.
In fact, to put it simply, it had 12 words, "Divide your strength, shift the conflict, and you won't kill your enemies."
'Divide strength 'means to divide the powerful vassal lords into weak vassal lords. Originally, Lu Mao would be the one to inherit the feudal fiefdom of the King of Anping, and his four sons would be the one to inherit the feudal fiefdom of the King of Anping. Pingzhou is divided into four parts.
Transferring the conflict between the vassal lords and the imperial court was equivalent to transferring the internal conflict between the sons of the vassal lords. For example, Prince Anping had four sons. In order to obtain the land and the money, these four sons of his would surely cause huge conflict.
"'Bloodless Blades' means that although we have delayed the plans of San Lian, we have still preserved the strength of the imperial government, causing internal strife. We will sit on the sidelines and wait until the time is right before making a move, then we will be able to reduce the consumption of troops and fodder by a lot." If you ignore what you don't understand here, you might as well say that the Ninth Prince's plan is very good. Luckily, he can avoid war and solve the problem in Zhou Chengdi's heart.]
After Feng Yunzheng finished explaining the core idea of his command, the hall fell into a moment of silence. Zhou Chengdi frowned, as if he was trying to gauge the feasibility of this order.
As for the other princes, especially Feng Qianyue and Feng Ye, their gazes were filled with shock and surprise when they looked at Feng Yunzheng. They had always been thinking of eliminating a vassal force, but they had never thought of using such a bloodless method to weaken the vassal lords.
"Good plan!" That's a good plan! " He said, "Yun Zheng, you really are a prodigy in governing the country. You have benefited the entire Zhou Dynasty, and once this Medallion of Gratitude is successfully carried out, not only will the Imperial Court not suffer huge losses, but you will also allow the commoners to avoid the harm of war for a long period of time."
A genius in the governance of a country?
The others were stunned, royal father's meaning was …
"Father, this is not all my credit, I know that you have helped the citizens at dawn, and once you start a war, you will be wiped out. I do not wish to fight in the martial way, so I will think of a way." Feng Yunzheng said humbly.
"Hahaha, Yun Zheng, you have always been low-key and are unwilling to take credit for it, but this time Royal Father will definitely reward you well."
"It is this son's duty to share royal father's worries." Feng Yunzheng nodded and said.
"No!" However, Zhou Chengdi said resolutely, "You are the first one to contribute so much. If I don't reward you, others will say that it's unfair. To reward you well is also to encourage more people to come and help the Imperial Court resolve their difficulties."
When Feng Yunzheng saw that Emperor Zhou Cheng wanted a reward, he solemnly kneeled on the ground, kowtowed, and said:
"If royal father wishes to reward this son, this son shall respectfully obey."
"Hahaha, speak. Yun Zheng, what do you want? As long as royal father can do it, I will definitely promise you. " Zhou Chengdi said.
Feng Yunzheng slowly raised his body and said, "Royal father, this son doesn't want power, gold or silver, not land …"